Guest speaker Dr. Jim Gibb will examine th e life of Robert Lee Forrest\, whose financial gift led to the development of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Anne Arundel County\, MD.
\nIn 1965\, the Smithsonian received a bequest of $1.7 million and 360 acres on the Rhode River from a colorful\, but enigmatic son of a Baltimore civil engineer\, Robert Lee Forrest. Like the Institution&rsquo\ ;s first patron\, James Smithson\, Forrest was a life-long bachelor who fa thered no children. From his gift the Smithsonian Environmental Research C enter was founded. The Smithsonian Environmental Archaeology Laboratory (S EAL Team) is researching this scientific dairy farmer\, citizen scientist and Smithsonian patron through deep dives into the archival record and arc haeological investigation into his state-of-the-art dairy operation south of Annapolis\, Maryland. This illustrated talk is the first public present ation of this unfolding work.
\nThis presentation will be held live over Zoom. It will also be recorded and uploaded to the St. Mary's County Library YouTube channel.
\nIf you would like to attend this event li ve and/or watch the recording\, please register with an email address to r eceive the Zoom link the day before the event. The YouTube link to the rec ording will be emailed to everyone who registers for this program.
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